Exhibit: "Artificial Intelligence"

Artwork examines technology, societal isolation

The Pence Pinckney Gallery at Central Oregon Community College is exhibiting a collection
of mixed-media works by Bend-based artist Kiel Fletcher, titled “Artificial Intelligence,”
from October 3-31, with an opening reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October
3.

Fletcher, a Bend-based interactive media artist and applied visual arts instructor
at OSU-Cascades, described the show as a look at society’s dependency on new technologies
and an accompanying societal isolation. “We seek simple solutions to complex issues
through our use of new media,” he said. “Through interactive displays and short video
works, ‘Artificial Intelligence’ attempts to complicate the simple solutions in our
everyday lives.”

Fletcher’s work has shown at the Tate Britain museum, the Disjecta Contemporary Art
Center, and is included in the Yale University library collection. The artist is a
founding member of the interdisciplinary artist collective, Danger Punch. He received
a Master of Fine Arts from the Pacific Northwest College of Art and a bachelor’s degree
in sculpture and digital media from the University of Colorado.

For more information on this exhibit, contact Bill Hoppe at whoppe@cocc.edu or 541-383-7514. In advance of college events, persons needing accommodation or transportation
because of a physical or mobility disability, contact Joe Viola: 541-383-7775. For
accommodation because of other disability, such as hearing impairment, contact the
Office of Disability Services: 541-383-7743.